01/28/2020 Ordinances 9756�
ORDINANCE NO. 975b
An ordinance to amend Ordinance 9750 known as the Salary Ordinance which
lists the currently occupied classifications of officers and employees of the City of Grand Island,
Nebraska and esta.blished the ranges of compensation of such o�cers and employees; to add the
non-union position and salary range of Meter Reader — Part Time; and to reimburse the non-
union Meter Reader - Part Time position sixty percent (60%) of the actual cost of providing and
cleaning protective clothing required for the position; and to repeal those portions of Ordinance
No. 9750 and any parts of other ordinances in conflict herewith; to provide for severability; to
provide for the effective date thereof; and to provide for publication of this ordinance in
pamphlet form.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL QF THE CITY OF
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA:
SECTION 1. The currently occupied classifications of officers and general
employees of the City of Crrand Island, and the ranges of compensation (salary and wages,
excluding shift differential as provided by Personnel Rules & Regulations) to be paid for such
classifications, and the number of hours and work period which certain officers and general
employees sha11 work prior to overtime eligibility are as follows:
Hourly Pay Range
Classification Min/Maz
Accountant 26.4150/38.6380
ine Technician — Solid Waste
Administrative Coordinator — Public Works
Assistant Finance Director
Assistant Public Works Director/Engineering
Assistant Utilities Director — Engineering/Business
Assistant Utilities Director — Production
Assistant Utilities Director — Transmission
20.4135/25.8403
22.0092/31.6931
35.2700/51.4400
41.1300/63.0000
56.0485/81.7800
56.0485/81.7800
56.0485/81.7800
Overtime
40 lu�s/week
40 hrs/week
Approved as to Form �
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ORDINANCE NO. 9756 (Cont.)
Hourly Pay Range Overtime
Classification Min/Max Eli ibili
Attorne 35.0573/52.0769 Exem t
Buildin De artment Director 41.2900/60.9300 Exem t
Cemete Su erintendent 26.2260/38.5105 Exem t
Ci Administrator 76.1973/88.7644 Exem t
Ci Attorne 51.1831/71.0744 Exem t
Ci Clerk 33.8388/45.3688 Exem t
Civil En ineer I 31.3740/44.5826 Exem t
Civil En ineer II 35.6038/51.2718 Exem t
Collection S stem Su ervisor 26.3531/38.5602 40 hrs/week
Communi Develo ment Administrator 23.0800/33.5800 40 hrs/week
Communi Service Officer — Part time 16.8469/23.5356 40 hrs/week
Custodian — Libr , Police 15.5701/21.6946 40 hrs/week
Customer Service Re resentative 10.6729/14.7180 40 hrs/week
Customer Service Team Leader 21.5389/29.8815 Exem t
De u Ci Clerk 27.4400J35.5280 40 hrs/week
Electric Distribution Su erintendent 41.2596/54.9768 Exem t
Electric Distribution Su rvisor 38.8735/52.9283 40 hrs/week
Electric Under ound Su erintendent 41.2596/54.9768 Exem t
Electrical En ineer I 303798/43.3486 Exem t
Electrical En ineer II 34.8211/50.1998 Exem t
Emer enc Mana ement De u Director 28.9309/42.5398 Exem t
Emer enc Mana ement Director 41.1754/60.9343 Exem t
En ineer I— Public Works 34.6000/48.2600 Exem t
En ineer I— WWTP 34.6000/48.2600 Exem t
En ineerin Technician - WWTP 22.7343/31.8463 40 hrs/week
E ui ment O erator - Solid Waste 20.1229/28.0023 40 hrs/week
Finance Directar 46.7955/70.9710 Exem t
Finance O erations Su ervisor 25.1200/35.2000 Exem t
Fire Chief 46.7670/69.8151 Exem t
Fire EMS Division Chief 39.6795/56.2614 Exem t
Fire O erations Division Chief 39.6795/56.2614 Exem t
Fire Prevention Division Chief 39.6'795/56.2614 Exem t
Fleet Services Sho Foreman 26.0843/38.8784 40 hrs/week
GIS Coordinator - PW 29.8365/44.5116 Exem t
Golf Course Su erintendent 26.3811/38.1699 Exem t
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Hourly Pay Range Overtime
Classification Min/Max Eli ibili
Grounds Mana ement Crew Chief — Cemete 22.0203/32.3915 40 hrs/week
Grounds Mana ement Crew Chief — Parks 23.6475/33.8464 40 hrs/week
Human Resources Director 41.5100/62.1000 Exem t
Human Resources Benefits/Risk M t Coordinator 25.1073/37.3863 40 hrs/week
Human Resources Recruiter 25.1073/37.3863 40 hrs/week
Human Resources S ecialist 25.1073/37.3863 40 hrs/week
Information Technolo Mana er 39.8171/60.2115 Exem t
Le al Secre 21.9574/30.7236 40 hrs/week
Librarian I 24.7613/33.1573 Exem t
Librarian II 27.9810/36.9788 Exem t
Libr Assistant I 16.0535/23.2007 40 hrs/week
Libr Assistant II 19.8390/28.0855 40 hrs/week
Lib Director 44.9256/683671 Exem t
Libr Pa e 11.4129/15.7445 40 hrs/week
Libr Secre 17.612 U24.4772 40 hrs/week
Maintenance Worker — Golf 17A 125/26.3171 40 hrs/week
Meter Reader — Part Time 20.8602/27.9301 40 hrs/week
Meter Reader Su ervisor 24.8044/32.1658 Exem t
MPO Pro am Mana er 28.5770/42.0450 Exem t
Office Mana er — Police De artment 21.0390/30.5340 40 hrs/week
Parks and Recreation Director 44.9156/67.9979 Exem t
Parks Su erintendent 33.4069/493428 Exem t
Pa oll S cialist 21.8505/31.8161 40 hrs/week
Planner I 25.0900/36.0300 40 hrs/week
Plannin Director 42.4161/63.6235 Exem t
Police Ca ta.in 38.9895/56.3971 Exem t
Police Chief 47.6514/71.6401 Exem t
Power Plant Maintenance Su ervisar 37.4591/51.1981 Exem t
Power Plant O rations Su ervisor 39.1313/54.6741 Exem t
Power Plant Su erintendent — Burdick 45.5090/63.4500 Exem t
Power Plant Su erintendent — PGS 51.0104/72.9678 Exem t
Public Works Director 48.0175/71.8620 Exem t
Public Works En ineer 34.6028/50.6015 Exem t
Rece tionist 17.1392/26.3534 40 hrs/week
Recreation Coordinator 24.6495/35.1719 Exem t
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Hourly Pay Range Overtime
Classification Min/Max Eli ibili
Recreation Su erintendent 33.4353/50.2938 Exem t
Re lato and Environmental Mana er 41.1493/57.4829 Exem t
Senior Civil En ineer 37.6163/55.7655 Exem t
Senior Electrical En ineer 40.4714/57.1761 Exem t
Senior Public Safe Dis atcher 21.2775/283220 40 hrs/week
Senior Utility Secre 19.6160/26.9908 40 hrs/week
Shootin Ran e Su erintendent 29.7586/44.9183 Exem t
Solid Waste Division Clerk - Full Time 20.4252/25.7922 40 hrs/week
Solid Waste Division Clerk - Part Time 183827123.2130 40 hrs/week
Solid Waste Foreman 24.2594/33.8702 40 hrs/week
Solid Waste Su erintendent 34.5540/51.0973 Exem t
Street Su erintendent 32.64p3/48.2648 Exem t
Street Foreman 25.3949/37.3590 40 hrs/week
Transit Pro am Mana er 28.5300/41.6300 Exem t
Turf Mana ement S ecialist 23.7096/33.6482 40 hrs/week
Utilities Director 75.7041/102.4728 Exem t
Utili Production En ineer 39.4781/57.9095 Exem t
Utili Warehouse Su ervisor 28.2792/393908 40 hrs/week
Victim Assistance Unit Coordinator 17.3274/24.9070 40 hrs/week
Victim/Witness Advocate 15.8857/22.8289 40 hrs/week
Wastewater Plant Chief O rator 25.5094/36.6879 4U hrs/week
Wastewater Plant En ineer 35.5893/53.8583 Exem t
Wastewater Plant O erations En ineer 34.7543/52.0493 Exem t
Wastewater Plant Maintenance Su ervisor 26.8071/38.4864 40 hrs/week
Wastewater Plant Re lato Com liance Mana er 33.9519/41.0848 Exem t
Water Su erintendent 33.4413/49.0888 Exem t
Water Su ervisor 26.7174/41.0040 40 hrs/week
Worker / Seasonal 9.0000/20.0000 Exem t
Worker / Seasonal 9.0000/20.0000 40 hrs/week
Worker / Tem or 9.0000/20.0000 40 hrs/week
Worker / Parks & Recreation Part time 9.0000/20.0000 40 hrs/week
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ORDINANCE NO. 9756 (Cont.)
Aquatics staff who refer new lifeguards will receive a stipend for the referral, upon meeting
the following criteria:
• The referral cannot have worked as a City of Grand Island lifeguard in the past.
• The referral must pass a background check, complete and pass a free lifeguard class, and
work for at least 80 hours.
• Aquatics staff shall be paid far their referral as follows:
0 1 referral— $50.00
0 2 referrals - $75.00
0 3 or more referrals -$100.00
SECTION 2. The currently occupied classifications of employees of the City of
Grand Island included under the AFSCME labor agreement, and the ranges of compensation
(salary and wages, excluding shift differential as provided by contract) to be paid for such
classifications, and the number of hours and work period which certain such employees included
under the AFSCME labor agreement sha11 work prior to overtime eligibility are as follows:
Hourly Pay Range Overtime
Classification Min/Maz Eli ibili
E ui ment erator — Streets 20.8650/30.9087 40 hrs/week
Fleet Services Mechanic 233145/34.5422 40 hrs/week
Horticulturist 23.8961/35.4669 40 hrs/week
Maintenance Worker — Cemete 19.7275/29.2485 40 hrs/week
Maintenance Worker — Parks 19.4596/28.8679 40 hrs/week
Maintenance Worker — Streets 19.4506/28.8342 40 hrs/week
Senior E ui ment O erator — Streets 223929/33.2126 40 hrs/week
Senior Maintenance Worker — Streets 22.2384/32.9835 40 hrs/week
Traffic Si al Technician 22.0846/32.7555 40 hrs/week
SECTION 3. 'The currently occupied classifications of employees of the City of
Grand Island included under the IBEW Utilities labor agreement, and the ranges of
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compensation (salary and wages, excluding shift differential as provided by contract) to be paid
for such classifications, and the number of hours and work period which certain such employees
included under the IBEW Utilities labor agreement shall work prior to overtime eligibility are as
follows:
Hourly Pay Range Overtime
Classification Min/Max Eli ibili
Administrative Assistant-Utilities 21.9201/31.1427 40 hrs/week
Custodian 17.3168/21.4065 40 hrs/week
Electric Distribution Crew Chief 38.9666/50.8883 40 hrs/week
Electric Under ound Crew Chief 38.9666/50.8883 40 hrs/week
En ineerin Technician I 25.6354/33.5904 40 hrs/week
En ineerin Technician II 32.4212/42.0591 40 hrs/week
Instrument Technician 34.3553/45.2280 40 hrs/week
Lineworker A rentice 26.6079/36.6610 40 hrs/week
Lineworker First Class 33.0441/41.8296 40 hrs/week
Materials Handler 31.0007/38.0597 40 hrs/week
Meter Reader 20.8602/27.9301 40 hrs/week
Meter Technician 313285/36.6107 40 hrslweek
Power Dis atcher I 33.7325/40.5910 40 hrs/week
Power Dis atcher II 40.1796/48.0800 40 hrs/week
Power Plant Maintenance Mechanic 31.9732/42.0591 40 hrs/week
Power Plant rator 34.5848/41.9279 40 hrs/week
Senior En ineerin Technician 33.2735/43.6982 40 hrs/week
Senior Materials Handler 33.4702/43.5889 40 hrs/week
Senior Meter Reader 22.0869/28.7680 40 hrs/week
Senior Power Dis atcher 46.4846/54.8986 40 hrs/week
Senior Power Plant O erator 40.61b7/48.5947 40 hrs/week
Senior Substation Technician 39.6994/44.7362 40 hrs/week
Senior Water Maintenance Worker 25.8211/35.9365 40 hrs/week
Substation Technician 39.5895/41.3051 40 hrs/week
Systems Technician 38.9776/45.0094 40 hrs/week
Tree Trim Crew Chief 30.7493/41.4471 40 hrs/week
Utili Electrician 31.9513/42.3869 40 hrs/week
Utili Groundman 20.0188/28.0000 40 hrs/week
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Hourly Pay Range Overtime
Classification Min/Mag Eli ibili
Utili Secre 21.0568/29.3725 40 hrs/week
Utili Technician 34.2461/42.5617 40 hrs/week
Utili Warehouse Clerk 23.8324/30.1483 40 hrs/week
Water Maintenance Worker 24.6738/32.5960 40 hrs/week
Wireworker I 23.8324/36.0600 40 hrs/week
Wireworker II 33.0441/41.8296 40 hrs/week
SECTION 4. The currently occupied classifications of employees of the City of
Grand Island included under the FOP labor agreement, and the ranges of compensation (salary
and wages, excluding shift differential as provided by contract) to be paid for such
classifications, and the number of hours and work period which certain such employees included
under the FOP labor agreement shall work prior to overtime eligibility are as follows:
Hourly Pay Range
Classification Min/Max
Police Officer 22.6435/35.9531
Police Ser eant 313672/42.6610
Police Lieutenant 34.6000/48.6219
OVERTIME ELIGIBILITY
The City has reserved its right to the utilization of the 207(k) FLSA exemptio�. The pay period
for purposes of calculating overtime shall consist of a fourteen (14) day cycle that runs
concurrent with the City's current payroll cycle. For purposes of calculating eligibility for
overtime, "hours worked" shall include actual hours worked, vacation, personal leave and
holiday hours. Employees sha11 be eligible for overtime when they exceed their hours scheduled
for work in the fourteen (14) day pay cycle with a minimum of eighty (80) hours. All work
completed after eighty (80) hours in a pay period that is performed for work that is funded by
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grants from parties outside or other than the City of Grand Island, shall be paid overtime for the
time worked after eighty (80) hours, if the time is funded at overtime rates by the grant.
SECTION 5. The currently occupied classifications of employees of the City of
Crrand Island included under the IAFF labor agreement, and the ranges of compensation (salary
and wages, excluding shift differential as provided by contract) to be paid for such
classifications, and the number of hours and work period which certain such employees included
under the IAFF labor agreement sha11 work prior to overtime eligibility are as follows:
Hourly Pay Range OveMime
Classification Min/Max Eli ibili
Fire Ca tain 22.1366/28.4820 212 hrs/28 da s
Firefi ter / EMT 16.6877/23.2313 212 hrs/28 da s
Firefi ter / Paramedic 18.0399/253581 212 hrs/28 da s
Life Safe Ins ector 25.4583/33.1935 40 hrs/week
Battalion Chief 28.4540/32.7824 212 hrs/28 da s
IAFF employees, with the exception of the Life Safety Inspector, will be eligible
for overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 212 hours in each 28-day pay period, unless
recall or mandatory overtime is required as specified in the IAFF labor agreement. When an
employee is assigned as an Apparatus Operator (not including ambulance or service vehicles) the
employee will receive an additional fifly cents ($.50) per hour.
SECTION 6. The currently occupied classifications of the employees of the City
of Grand Island included under the IBEW Wastewater Treatment Plant labor agreement, and the
ranges of compensation salary and wages, excluding shift differential as provided by contract, to
be paid for such classif cations, and the number of hours and work period which certain such
employees included under the IBEW Wastewater Treatment Plant labor agreement sha11 work
prior to overtime eligibility are as follows:
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Hourly Pay Range Overtime
Classification Min/Maz Eli ibili
Accountin Technician — WWTP 18.5411/26.9638 40 hrs/week
Biosolids Technician 21.4846/32.0754 40 hrs/week
ui ment O erator — WWTP 19.8813/27.9091 40 hrs/week
Lead Maintenance Mechanic 22.6243/323034 40 hrs/week
Lead Maintenance Worker 213132/29.9900 40 hrs/week
Lead Wastewater Plant O erator 23.7147/33.9967 40 hrs/week
Maintenance Mechanic I 193955/28.2451 40 hrs/week
Maintenance Worker — WWTP 19.7011/28.4653 40 hrs/vveek
Stormwater Pro am Mana er 233249/33.9725 40 hrs/week
Wastewater Plant Laborato Technician 21.5806/30.1151 40 hrs/week
Wastewater Plant O erator I 19.4564/2'7.3467 40 hrs/week
Wastewater Plant O erator II 21.9202/30.9318 40 hrs/week
SECTION 7. T'he currently occupied classifications of the employees of the City
of Grand Island included under the IBEW Service/Clerical/Finance labor agreement, and the
ranges of compensation salary and wages to be paid for such classifications, and the number of
hours and work period which certain such employees included under the IBEW
Service/ClericaUFinance labor agreement shall work prior to overtime eligibility are as follows:
Hourly Pay Range Overtime
Classification MinlMax Eli 'bili
Accountin Clerk 17.7758/25.4186 40 hrs/week
Accountin Technician — Streets 20.6086/27.1846 40 hrs/week
Accounts Pa able Clerk 19.2750/27.4436 40 hrs/week
Administrative Assistant-Bld Fire, Parks, Plannin 20.0426/28.7466 40 hrs/week
Administrative Assistant — Public Works 20.7989/30.0162 40 hr/week
Audio Video Technician 22.6223/30.8696 40 hrs/week
Buildin Ins ector 23.1441/34.0970 40 hrs/week
Cashier 17.7704/243535 40 hrs/week
Communi Service Officer 16.8469/23.5356 40 hrs/week
Com uter O erator 23.8896/323226 40 hrs/week
Com uter Technician 24.8770/34.7203 40 hrs/week
Crime Anal st 23.6446131.4740 40 hrs/week
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Electrical Ins ector 23.2534/34.0460 40 hrs/week
Emer enc Mana ement Coordinator 20.7916/30.0162 40 hrs/week
En ineerin Technician — Public Works 23.0241/32.4715 40 hrs/week
Evidence Technician 18.9149/27.5594 40 hrs/week
GIS Coordinator 29.6004/43.6354 40 hrs/week
Maintenance Worker I— Buildin Libr , Police 16.8177/23.4604 40 hrs/week
Maintenance Worker II— Buildin Libr , Police 19.0859/25.7470 40 hrs/week
Pa oll Clerk 19.6062/27.0001 40 hrs/week
Plans Examiner 23.4249/34.5678 40 hrs/week
Plumbin echanical Ins ctor 23.2607/33.8202 40 hrs/week
Police Records Clerk 17.2105/24.4452 40 hrs/week
Public Safe Dis atcher 19.9030/27.0934 40 hrs/week
Senior Accountin Clerk 19.8226/27.4663 40 hrs/week
Shootin Ran e O erator 25.2024/33.9923 40 hrs/week
Wastewater Secre 19.4007/273830 40 hrs/week
The hourly rates for Community Service Officers training new Community Service Officers shall
increase three percent (3%) during the training period.
SECTION 8. A shift differential of twenty-five cents ($0.25) per hour sha11 be added to
the base hourly wage for persons in the non-union employee classification of Senior Public
Safety Dispatcher who work any hours or portion thereof between 3:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.
Employees who work any hours or portion thereof from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. will receive a
shift differential of thirty-five cents ($035) per hour. This does not include persons who work
the day shift. Shift differential will only be paid for actual hours worked. Paid leave will not
qualify for the shift differential pay.
A shift differential of twenty-five cents ($0.25) per hour shall be added to the
base hourly wage for persons covered by the IBEW Service/ClericallFinance labor agreement in
the employee classification Public Safety Dispatcher who work a complete shift between 3:00
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p.m. and 11:00 p.m. A shift differential of thirty-five cents ($0.35) per hour sha11 be added to the
base hourly wage for persons covered by the IBEW Service/Clerical/Finance labor agreement in
the employee classification of Public Safety Dispatcher who work a complete shift between
11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. This does not include persons who wark the day shift. Shift differential
will only be paid for actual hours worked. Paid leave will not qualify for the shift differential
pay. A shift differential of $0.25 per hour shall be added to the base hourly wage for persons who
work rotating shifts covered by the IBEW Utilities labor agreement in the employee
classifications of Power Dispatcher I, Power Dispatcher II, Power Plant Operator, Senior Power
Dispatcher and Senior Power Plant Operator. All employees covered under the FOP labor
agreement and are regularly assigned to a shift whose majority of hours occur between 1800
hours and 0600 hours, sha11 be paid an additional forty-five cents ($0.45) per hour. Full time
employees covered in the AFSCME labor agreement normally assigned to a work schedule
commencing between 4 a.m. and 11 a.m., who are temporarily assigned to a work schedule
commencing before 4 a.m. or after 11 a.m., shall receive a shift differential of twenty-five cents
($0.25) per hour added to the base hourly rate far the hours worked during such temporary
assignment. Full time employees covered in the IBEW Wastewater Treatment Plant labor
agreement who are regularly scheduled to work swing shift will receive an additional twenty-five
cents ($0.25) per hour; employees who are regularly schedule to work graveyard shift will
receive an additional thirty-five cents ($0.35) per hour for wages attributable to those shifts.
Employees working twelve (12) or ten (10) hour shifts will receive an additional twenty-five
cents ($0.25) per hour for wages attributable to the evening shift.
The classification of employees included under labor agreements with the City of Grand
Island, and the ranges of eompensation (salary and wages, excluding shift differential as
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provided by contract) to be paid for such classifications, and the number of hours and work
period which certain such employees shall work prior to overtime eligibility aze as stated above.
Each employee covered by the IAFF labor agreement after their first year, except Life
Safety Inspector, will be credited Five Hundred Twenty-five dollars ($525.00) annual credit to
be used for the purchase of the uniform item purchases as needed. New hires will receive Four
Hundred dollars ($400.00) credit for tLe purchase of initial uniforms. After probation they shall
receive an additional Five Hundred dollars ($500.00) for the purchase of a Class A uniform or
other items as necessary. All employees of the FOP labor agreement shall be paid a clothing and
uniform allowance in addition to regular salary at the rate of Three Hundred Twenty-five dollars
($325.00) semi-annually. If any such employee covered by the FOP labor agreement sha11 resign,
or his or her employment be terminated for any reason whatsoever, the clothing allowance sha11
be paid on a prorata. basis, but no allowance shall be made for a fraction of a month. New
employees covered by the IBEW Utilities labor agreement who are rec�uired to wear fu11 fire
retardant (FR) clothing will be eligible for a one-time reimbursement up to One 'Thousand Two
Hundred dollars ($1,200.00) to purchase or rent required uniforms. All other employees required
to wear full FR clothing will be eligible for reimbursement up to Seven Hundred ($700.00) in
Years 1 and 2; in Year 3 eligible up to One Thousand dollars ($1,000.00). The non-union
position of Meter Reader Supervisor who are required to wear full fire retardant clothing will be
eligible for an annua.l stipend of Seven Hundred dollars ($700.00) in Years 1 and 2; in Year 3
eligible up to One Thousand dollars ($1,000.00) to purchase or rent required uniforms. Those
employees who are required to wear partial fire retardant clothing will be eligible for an annual
stipend of Three Hundred Fifty dollars ($35Q.00). Employees will be reimbursed for said
purchases with a receipt showing proof of purchase. Employees in the non-union Community
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Service Officer Part Time position shall be paid a prorated uniform allowance based on hours
worked, not to exceed Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per pay period. Full-time Community
Services Officers sha11 be paid a uniform allowance at the rate of Twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
per pay period.
Fire Chief and Fire Division Chiefs shall be �aid a clothing allowance of Four
Hundred Eighty-four dollars and eight cents ($484.08) per year, divided into twenty-four (24)
pay �eriods. Police Chief and Police Captains sha11 be paid a clothing allowance of Six hundred
Fifty dollars ($650.00) per year, divided into twenty-six (26) pay periods.
Non-union employees and employees covered by the AFSCME labor agreement,
FOP labor agreement, IAFF labor agreement, IBEW Service/Clerical/Finance and Wastewater
Treatrnent Plant labor agreements may receive an annual stipend not to exceed One Thousand
Five Hundred dollars ($1,500.00) for bilingual pay.
Employees covered by the AFSCME labor agreement shall be granted a meal
allowance of Ten Dollars ($10.00) if they are required to work two (2) hours overtime
consecutively with their normal working hours during an emergency situation, and if such
overtime would normally interfere with and disrupt the employee's normal meal schedule.
Employees covered by the IBEW - Utilities labor agreement and the IBEW-Wastewater
Treatment Plant labor agreement sha11 be allowed a meal allowance for actual cost, or up to
Twelve dollars ($12.00) per meal, if they are required to work two (2) hours overtime
consecutively with their normal working hours and if such overtime would normally interfere
with and disru�t the employee's normal meal schedule. Direct supervisors of employees who are
covered by labor agreements which a11ow overtime meal allowance shall be entitled to the same
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meal allowance benefit. Non-exem�t direct supervisors of employees who are covered by labor
agreements which allow stand-by pay sha11 be entitled to the same stand-by pay benefit.
Utilities Department �ersonnel in the IBEW bargaining unit and the
classifications of Meter Reader Supervisor, Power Plant Superintendent, Power Plant Supervisor,
Electric Distribution Superintendent, Electric Distribution Supervisor, Water Su�erintendent,
Water Supervisor, and Electric Underground Superintendent sha11 be eligible to participate in a
voluntary uniform program providing an allowance up to Eighteen dollars ($18.00) per month.
When protective clothing is required for personnel covered by the IBEW Utilities, the non-union
position of Meter Reader — Part Time, and IBEW Wastewater Treatment Plant labor agreements
and employees covered by the AFSCME labor agreement, except the Fleet Services Division of
the Public Works Department, the City shall pay sixty percent (60%) of the actual cost of
providing and cleaning said clothing and the employees forty percent (40%) of said cost. Full-
time Fleet Services personnel sha11 receive a uniform allowance of Twelve Dollars ($12)
biweekly. Public Works Department personnel in the job classifications of Fleet Services Shop
Foreman and Fleet Services Mechanic sha11 receive a tool allowance of Thirty dollars ($30.00)
biweekly.
SECTION 9. Employees shall be compensated for unused medical leave as
follows:
1• (A) All employees covered in the IBEW Utilities labor agreement shall
have a contribution to a VEBA made on their behalf for fifty-three percent
(53%) of their accumulated medical leave at the time of their retirement, early
retirement, or death, not to exceed five hundred eighty-six and eighteen
hundredths (586.18) hours [calculated at 53% x 1,106 hours], the rate of
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compensation to be based on the employee's salary at the time of retirement
or death. Employees covered in the IAFF labor agreement, with the exception
of Life Safety Inspector, shall have a contribution to a VEBA made on their
behalf in lieu of payment for thirty-eight percent (38%) of their accumulated
medical leave at the time of their retirement, not to exceed six hundred five
and thirty-four hundredths hours (60534) [calculated at 38% x 1,593 hours].
The Life Safety Inspector shall have a contribution to a VEBA made on their
behalf in lieu of payment for fifty percent (50%) of their accumulated medical
leave at the time of their retirement, not to exceed five hundred forty-two
(542) hours [calculated at 50% x 1,084 = 542]. T'he amount of contribution
will be based upon the employee's salary at the time of retirement. Employees
covered by the IBEW Service/ClericaUFinance labor agreements sha11 have a
contribution to a VEBA made on their behalf in lieu of payment for thirty-five
percent (35%) of their accumulated medical leave at the time of retirement,
early retirement, or death, based on the employee's salary at the time of
retirement, not to exceed four-hundred sixty-eight and sixty-five-hundredths
(468.65) hours [calculated at 35% x 1,339 hours]. Em�loyees covered by the
IBEW Wastewater labor agreement shall have a contribution to a VEBA made
on their behalf in lieu of payrnent for thirty-six �ercent (36%) of their
accumulated medical leave at the time of retirement, early retirement, or
death, based on the employee's salary at the time of retirement not to exceed
four-hundred eighty-two and four-hundredths hours (482.04) (calculated at
36% x 1,339 hoursJ. Non-union employees shall have a contribution to a
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VEBA made on their behalf in lieu of payment for fifty-three percent (53%)
of their accumulated medical leave at the time of their retirement, not to
exceed five hundred eighty-six and eighteen-hundredths (586.18) hours
[calculated at 53% x 1,106 hours]. The amount of contribution will be based
upon the employee's salary at the time of retirement. Em�loyees covered by
the AFSCME labor agreement shall have a contribution to a VEBA made on
their behalf in lieu of �ayment for thirty-five percent (35%) of their
accumulated medical leave bank at the time of their retirement, based on the
employee's salary at the time of retirement not to exceed four hu.ndred si�rty-
eight and sixty-five hundredths hours (468.65) [calculated at 35% x 1,339
hours]. Employees covered under the FOP labor agreement shall be paid
twenty percent (20%) for their accurnulated medical leave at separation of
employment after twenty (20) years of service; forty percent (40%) for their
accumulated medical leave at separation of employment after twenty-five (25)
years of service; fifty percent (50%) of accumulated medical leave for a death
not occurring in the line of duty and one hundred percent (100%) of
accumulated medical leave for a death occurring in the line of duty. The rate
of compensation is based on the employee's salary at the time of separation.
The payout for medicalleave shall be made to a VEBA made on their behalf
in lieu of payment.
(B) T'he City Administrator and department heads sha11 have a contribution
made to their VEBA for one-half (ll2) of their accumulated medical leave, not to
exceed thirty (30) days of pay, upon their resignation, the rate of compensation to
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be based upon the salary at the time of termination. Compensation for unused
medical leave at retirement sha11 be as provided for non-union employees.
(C) The death of an employee sha11 be treated the same as retirement, and
payment sha11 be made to the employee's beneficiary or estate for one-half (1/2)
of all unused medical leave for non-union employees and as defined in labor
agreements for a11 other employees.
SECTION 10. Non-union employees sha11 have a contribution made on their
behalf to their VEBA account in the amount of Thirty dollars ($30.00) per pay period.
Employees represented by the IBEW Utilities labor agreement, IBEW Service/ClericaUFinance
labor agreement, IBEW Wastewater Treatment Plant labor agreement and the FOP labor
agreement, sha11 have a contribution made on their behalf to their VEBA account in the amount
of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) per pay period. Employees represented by the IAFF labor agreement
shall have a contribution made on their behalf to the VEBA account of Ten Dollars ($10.00) per
pay period.
SECTION 11. An employee, who is represented by the following labor
agreements, shall annua.11y receive longevity pay based upon the total length of service with the
City. Such pay shall be effective beginning with the first full pay period following completion of
the specified years of service. Payment shall be made on a prorated basis on each regular pay
day. The following rate schedule sha11 apply for those employees who are represented by the
FOP labor agreement:
Five (5) years (beginning 6�' year
Ten (10) years (beginning l lth year)
Fifteen (15) years (beginning 16�' year)
Twenty (20) years (beginning 21 St year)
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$ 350.00
$ 645.50
$ 870.00
$1,096.00
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Twenty-five (25) years (beginning 26�' year) $1,270.00
Those employees who are represented by the AFSCME labor agreement shall annually receive
longevity pay as follows:
Five (5) years (beginning 6�' year)
Ten (10) years (beginning l lth year)
Fifteen (15) years (beginning 16tr' year)
Twenty (20) years (beginning 21 St year)
Twenty-iive (25) years (beginning 26�` year)
$ 226.00
$ 443.00
$ 624.00
$ 796.00
$ 994.00
Those employees who are represented by the IBEW-Wastewater Treatment Plant and IBEW
Service/ClericaUFinance labor agreernents shall annually receive longevity pay as follows:
Five (5) years (beginning 6�' year)
Ten (10) years (beginning 1 l�` year)
Fifteen (15) years (beginning 16�' year)
Twenty (20) years (beginning 21 St year)
Twenty-five (25) years (beginning 26�' year)
Forty (40) years (beginning 41 St year)
$ 226.00
$ 443.00
$ 624.00
$ 796.00
$ 994.00
$1,174.00
Those employees who are represented by the IAFF labor agreement shall annually receive
longevity pay, beginning with the first full pay period in October 2019, as follows:
Ten (10) years (beginning 11�' year)
Fifteen (15) years (beginning 16�' year)
Twenty (20) years (begirming 21 St year)
Twenty-five (25) years (beginning 26�' year)
$ 645.50
$ 830.50
$1,032.50
$1,247.50
SECTION 12. The validity of any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase
of this ordinance sha11 not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, subsection,
sentence, clause, or phrase thereof.
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SECTION 13. The adjustments identified herein sha11 be effective on the date of
passage and publication in pamphlet form in one issue of the Grand Island Independent as
provided by law effective January 15, 2020.
SECTION 14. Those portions of Ordinance No. 9750 and all other parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the same are, hereby repealed.
Enacted: January 28, 2020.
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